inch
/ɪntʃ/
n.
一句话记住
英寸
释义与例句
n.
英寸
a unit for measuring length, equal to 2.54 centimetres or one twelfth of a foot
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The screen measures fifteen inches diagonally.
这块屏幕的对角线长十五英寸。
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The plant had grown several inches in a month.
这株植物一个月长高了几英寸。
展开其余 1 条例句
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One inch is equal to exactly 2.54 centimetres.
一英寸正好等于二点五四厘米。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
inch 是可数单位名词:one inch,two inches;与厘米换算时记住 1 inch = 2.54 cm。
词族与关联词
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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foot 英尺;脚表示长度时,一 foot(英尺)等于十二 inches(英寸);foot 的复数是 feet,而 inch 的复数是 inches。The ceiling is nine feet high. 天花板高九英尺。
常见搭配
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a few inches 几英寸Move the chair a few inches to the left. 把椅子向左移动几英寸。
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every inch 每一英寸;完全Every inch of the wall was covered with photographs. 墙上的每一寸地方都贴满了照片。